Harness-loop.



No. 732,000. PATENTED JUNE 23, 1903. J. H. R. HAUGK & J. L. WARDEN.

HARNESS LOOP.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 13, 1902.

N0 MODEL.

A TTOHNE VS UNITED STATES Patented June 23, 1903.

I PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. R. HAUCK AND JAMES L. WARDEN, OF PLEASANTHILIJ, MISSOURI.

HARNESS-LOOP.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 732,000, dated June 23,1903.

Application filed March 13, 1902. Serial No. 98,036. (No model.)

T0 at whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN H. R. HAUOK and JAMES L. W'ARDEN,ofPleasanthill, in the county of Cass and State of Missouri, haveinvented certain Improvements in Harness- Loops, of which thefollowingisaspecification.

Our invention relates to harness loops formed of metal; and it consistsof a peculiar loop of that character involving novel and improvedsecuring means, all as hereinafter fully described and with the novelfeatures pointed out in the claim.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification, in which Figure l is a view showing our invention in flator blank form. The view also shows several modified transverse sectionalviews through the blank. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing a blank havingside extensions. It also shows a central transverse sectional viewthrough the blank. Figs. 3 and 4: are views showing the blank bentintoshape adapting it to be applied with a special tool, which latter at thesame time bends the blank into finished or complete form. Fig. 5 is avertical section through the loop and a section of harness or strap,showing the ends ofthe prongs turning upwardly into the body of theleather; and Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view on line y y of Fig. 5,showing the prongs extending between and beyond the stitches or otheruniting means employed.

In the drawings, A A represent various forms of our improvedharness-loop stamped from sheet metal. The blank is provided with prongsB at the ends of spaced extensionsD. Thecentral body portion of ourblankmay be reduced, as shown in Fig. 1, or have side extensions 0, asshown in Fig. 2. It will be noticed that the extensions D have parallelside edges.

We would have it understood that we do not limit ourselves to theparticular form of body portion, nor do we desire to be restricted tothe particular surface embellishment illustrated by the projectedtransverse sectional views, (see Figs. 1 and 2,) since the same may bevaried according as desired.

A harness-loop blank having spaced extensions with end prongs asinvented by us has advantages over'any similar blank that will beapparent to the skilled in the art.

In preparing the blank to form a loop it is bent into substantially Ushape, with a sharp angle at E, as shown in Fig. 3, or it may berounded, as at E. (See Fig. 4.) The ends of the blank are bentsubstantially V shape, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, with the point of theprongs B at an angle, as indicated at F in both the said figures.

A loop formed as above described is adapted to be applied to any strapor portion of harness with less liability of severing the stitches thanwith any similar loop known to us.

It is apparent that a blank with extensions D is adapted to have itsprongs at their ends much reduced in length from similar prongs onloop-blanks as heretofore made. The objection to loops having longprongs necessary to make a secure fastening, as they have beenheretofore made, is that in forcing the prongs into the leather they areliable to cut the stitches of the sewing. In materially reducing thelength of the prongs as employed by us on our loop obviously their widthis also reduced to such degree that they are adapted to enter betweenthe stitches in affixing the loop with less liability of cutting them.The flat extensions on our loop have further advantagein providingincreased base,whereby pivotal movement of the loop tending to loosen itis made less liable.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-- In combination with a harness-loop,spaced extensions at both ends of the loop having parallel side edges,and spaced teeth at the ends of the said extensions, substantially asdescribed.

JOHN H. R. HAUOK. JAMES LsWAR-DEN.

Witnesses:

GEO. M. DALLAS, S. E. Moons.

